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Ravindra Jadeja becomes fastest Indian to reach 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test

Ravindra Jadeja becomes fastest Indian to reach 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in Test

Ravindra Jadeja became the second-fastest Indian cricketer to score 3,000 runs and claim 300 wickets in Test cricket, achieving this milestone in just 74 matches.

Indian team’s all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja, became the second-fastest cricketer and fastest Indian to score 3,000 runs and secure 300 wickets in Test cricket. He achieved this feat in his 74th match, just behind Ian Botham, who accomplished it in 72 matches. This remarkable milestone came in the ongoing IND vs BAN Test match at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. The 35-year-old spinner reached this achievement by dismissing Khaled Ahmed in his 10th over of the first innings.

Fastest to 3000 runs and 300 wickets

PlayerMatchRunsWicket
Ian Botham724153305
Ravindra Jadeja74*3122300*
Imran Khan753000341
Kapil Dev833486300
Richard Hadlee833017415
Shaun Pollock873000353
R. Ashwin883043449
Daniel Vettori943492303
Chaminda Vaas1083050351
Stuart Broad1213008427
Shane Warne1423018694

Jadeja becomes the seventh Indian to bag 300 Test wickets

The all-rounder from Saurashtra also becomes the seventh Indian cricketer to bag 300 wickets in Test cricket. Now, he has an impressive record of 300 wickets at an average of 23.98 and a strike rate of 58.10. In addition to his bowling talent, Jadeja has made significant contributions with the bat, scoring 3,122 Test runs at an average of 36.72, which includes four centuries and 21 half-centuries.

Indian players with 300 wickets

PlayerMatchesWickets
A Kumble132619
R Ashwin102524
N Kapil Dev131434
Harbhajan Singh103417
Z Khan92311
I Sharma105311
RA Jadeja74300

Fourth fastest to reach 300 wickets

Among Indian bowlers, Jadeja ranks as the fourth fastest to reach the 300-wicket milestone, trailing only R. Ashwin (54 matches), Anil Kumble (66 matches), and Harbhajan Singh (72 matches).

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